Education

Research Interests

Drag and energy expenditure; behavioural response to entanglement; entanglement and ship strike risk to large whales; post-mortem fate of large whale carcasses.

Research Statement

My research focuses on the metabolic, kinematic, and behavioural effects of drag in marine mammals. Specifically, I study the effects of drag from scientific instruments (i.e., tags) on small cetaceans, and from entangling fishing gear on North Atlantic right whales.